Exporting as a JPEG or PNG

Now that we've finished the print version of our invitation, let's turn our…attention to making a screen version;…one that can be attached to an email, or added to a Facebook event.…So what I need to do here in InDesign is export just this front panel, currently…upside down so that it reads the right way up when folded.…But I'm going to select those elements, come to the File menu and choose Export.…Now because my illustration is essentially typographic, I'm going to use PNG as the format.…

Were this a more photographic treatment, then JPEG would be preferable, but in this case PNG.…Importantly, I need to make sure that Selection is the option chosen.…Quality High, Resolution 72, Color Space RGB.…I'll now switch to Photoshop, open that up, and of course it's upside down so we…need to rotate it through 180 degrees.…I'll tap the C key and then just make a small adjustment to the crop on…the right-hand side.…

Now if this were going to be attached to an email, perhaps we need to go…no further than this.…

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3/19/2013

Celebrations are an important part of life and in this course Nigel French shows how to create an eye-catching invitation using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Learn about the various parts of an invitation and how to brainstorm design ideas, add text and imagery, incorporate a map to your event's location, and explore different design treatments.